St Patrick's (former) - Brandon, Qld, Australia
Posted by: blingg
S 19° 33.306 E 147° 21.207
55K E 537075 N 7837711
A former Catholic Church
Waymark Code: WM12RBW
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 07/06/2020
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The former St Patrick's Church, Brandon is a single-storey timber building built in the Victorian Carpenter Gothic style.The former church is set on low stumps and has a steeply pitched gable roof clad in corrugated iron. The front of the church is symmetrical with a central entry porch flanked by single lancet windows. The projecting gables have fretted brackets to the eaves. The side walls of the former nave are supported by timber buttresses. The tall casement windows, doors and archways have pointed arched heads.
The Church was erected in 1910 to replace a previous Church, constructed in 1897 which was destroyed by cyclone Leonta in 1903.
It ceased to be used by the Church in 1974 and following severely damaged by cyclone Aivu in 1989 was moved to its present site by the Shire Council.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1910
Age of Church building determined by?: Historical Society
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic
Street address of Church: Spiller St Brandon, Qld Australia
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
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